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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | |
236 | 236 | 186 | 186 | 152 | 191 | 193 | 191 | 143 | 104 | 125 | 219 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 164 | 123 | 121 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.13m | 1:05AM1.49m | 4:12PM1.13m | 1:51AM1.42m | 5:07PM1.14m | 2:45AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM1.00m | 8:29AM-0.10m | 8:23PM1.03m | 9:19AM-0.04m | 9:38PM1.04m | 10:13AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 236 | 236 | 186 | 186 | 142 | 94 | 89 | 191 | 143 | 104 | 125 | 219 | 47 | 52 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 164 | 123 | 121 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 152 | 191 | 193 | 88 | 62 | 61 | 100 | 31 | 190 | 187 | 38 | 37 | 95 | 92 | 64 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 63 | 61 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 32 | 24 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 44 | 66 | 77 | 94 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 74 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 63 | 46 | 35 |
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